New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-27
TIE Festival OF THE YEAR.

BOOTHS REPRESENTING ALL THE MONTHS IN THE
MIG OPERA noUsE--A SUCCESSFUL SHOW
The Fes, al Of the Year. an ingenious and novel fair
IN aid of the Charity Fund OF the NcwYork Skip and
Cancer Hospital turned the Metropolitan Opera
Vouse Yesterday into big, gayi, decorated bazaar
The whole OF the auditorium hoored over up tv q
level With the stage and was covered, except tor
broad street running down the middle, with village
of booths and buts-vne tor each OF the months ana
. small forest OF pine trees. The booths measured
eight by ten feet apiece and bat on each side
of the street Between and behind them the pine trees
stretched up thicky twenty eet or more, hiding tue
empty tiers of boxes around the big horseshoe The
roofs OF the huts and booths we're an odd mixture OF
straw, cotton, muslin paper canvas ana simple shin
cling The counters were loaded down with flowers.
6on-bon., holiday gifts, all sorts OF pretty kncN-
knacks and decorations and in the stalls themselves
dressed 10 bright, SNOWY, hower-2irl and May.DN
costumes were many OF the bellies now III Ne%-iorA
society. IL.
the street stand for January and Decemoer. Both
have snow covered roots of cotton, Defenders plain
and Jauuarys gabed one. Inside the boom oil the
fret month small thermometers aud tiny iurs ana
muf3ers are for sale Everything has been brought
down to dolls SIZE dolls and dolls clothing being the
chief stock in hand. Mrs. John Mott has charge OF
this booth. She assisted by Miss fpsi MISS Martha
Otis and Miss Isabella GuPnee. The February Oooth
is an open one with sort of canopy over 1t OF muslin
with impressions of the daily papers stamped IN.
hers Mis-. James barclay and Mrs. LIE Grand b.
Cannon divide the labors OF selling x4
The March booth has covering OF Dare twiss anu
roles Ecgs butter and ANAL live chickens arc offered
to buyers Mrs. Arthur NJ Dodge is ia charge ASSISTED
by Mrs w. S. Wells, Miss Walker, Miss Edsaii ana
big umbrella Umbrellas canes and 'parasos
arc f,r sale there So are cough medicines. Mrs
John Roosevelt looks alter the booth and has I'VE
assistants. o.. =,
The nay booth is open circular one with May
role running up through the centre IL Is gay 100
with streamers and wreatbs. Brushes, pois,
pans pals broous, all the implements o. housekeeg-
Ing are sold here under the direction OF Mrs; w.
Osgood. She is aided by Mrs w. A. Hdines, MISS
Van Duzer Miss Mabel Wright, Miss George Remsen
and Miss Pearsall June is represented by bower OF
flowers are offered here Across the way IN the July
booth are heaps of fans and tre-crackers The june
booth is in charge of MIS-. Daniel l. " orden win
eight assistants Mrs. j. OConner Is In charge OF the
July one. She.bas FIVE assistants.
The August booth has ships mast IN the centre
with sreaIcrs running to the sides Ii IS nlled uI
with pretty nautical gmcracks. Mrs. H. H. Colgate
i. helped here by Mira. Clarence Cary, Mrs. Harry
Hoffman MIS-. G. l.. Ledya-d and Miss Roberts. AL
harvest booth. with root OF straw and quantities o.
fruit are Tor SALE October has fruit too and nuts ad
a lot OF lawn-tennis implement Miss Rogers i
in charge of the one {; Mrs. Elizabeth V. Cockrou
presides over the other. Novembers Is the hunting
booth and December's the Christmas one. Mrs Sam
uel Borrowe, the Misses Borrowe, Miss Emmett Mics
Paget and Miss j. Turnure sell the hunting things
Mira. Frank Sturgis and mrs John Scott nave chafs q
OF the other. -,
The festival will run through this afternoon and this
evening. There great crowd OF purchasers ana
spectators last night when the fair had got vel
started. Sales brisk and many eli-known PEG
pie were among the buyers.